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Robert M. Walton

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Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Children's

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I am a retired teacher with thirty-six years of service. I'm also a rock climber and mountaineer. I've climbed extensively in Yosemite and the Sierras, but my home crags are in Pinnacles National Park. My writing about climbing has been published in "Ascent" and other mountaineering publications.

I'm an experienced writer. My "Dogwood Dream" won the 2011 New Millennium short fiction competition and two of my stories have been published by the Kids Book Review. My Civil War novel "Dawn Drums" was awarded First Place in the Arizona Authors Association's 2014 literary contest. Judges of the 2014 New Mexico Book Awards gave it the Tony Hillerman Award for best fiction. ...more

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	Dawn Drums 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vienna Station (The Galaxy Project Series) 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joaquin's Gold: And other Tales of Old California 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flower Tumbles by Robert M. Walton (Goodreads Author), Art Salvagno (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chaos Gate it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Legends: Caster, Castle, Creature by Robert M. Walton (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Aaron Hodges (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Allison Wade (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon and the Lemon Tree by Robert M. Walton (Goodreads Author), Ginny Allen (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rise Above: eBook Me Up Short Story 2015 Winners really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quarry by Robert M. Walton (Goodreads Author), Alien Buddha it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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La Loca Rides Again!

I thank editor Linda Gould for including “La Loca” on this week’s Kaidankai podcast. The story’s setting is the historic Dutton Hotel in Jolon, California. I employed Joaquin Murrieta to take part in my retelling of “The Headless Horsewoman of Lockwood”. Though I toned down the violence of the original folktale, its resolution still hovers between vengeance and justice. Here’s the link: https:

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The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta, the Celebrated California Bandit (1854)

by John Rollin Ridge

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Third Flatiron Best of 2019, Volume 9, #27, Spring 2020 (Third Flatiron Anthologies, #27)

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

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